Your Backyard Farmer - Urban Farming At Its Best!

Submitted 7 months ago by curtisgreenwood

From quynnfynn (YouTube) -- Your Backyard Farmer, created by two woman in the Portland, Oregon area, is an innovative approach to Community Supported Agriculture through urban backyard farming, where people can hire them to transform their land into a sustainable organic garden.

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